PC World – Nearly a month after a Google engineer released details of a new…
Month: June 2010
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We were family: Microsoft halts Kin phone rollout (AP)
AP – For Microsoft, there will be no next of Kin.
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Facebook makes outside applications ask for user data (AFP)
AFP – Facebook on Wednesday began making outside applications or websites detail what private information…
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Feds disable movie piracy websites in raids (AP)
AP – U.S. officials on Wednesday announced a major crackdown on movie piracy that involved…
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Microsoft to kill off Kin messaging phones (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson – In a stunningly swift about-face, Microsoft has reportedly decided to stick a…
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PSA: Don’t believe everything you read on the Web (Christopher Null)
Christopher Null – Did you know that the founder of Orange Julius once invented a…
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Google adds a personal touch to its news section (AP)
AP – Google Inc. is giving its users the chance to tailor the news to…
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Is your left hand more motivated than your right hand?
Motivation doesn’t have to be conscious; your brain can decide how much it wants something…
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Climate change scientists turn up the heat in Alaska
Scientists are planning a large-scale, long-term ecosystem experiment to test the effects of global warming…
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Key mechanism links virgin olive oil to protection against breast cancer
Researchers in Spain have discovered a key mechanism by which virgin olive oil, in contrast…